But now Tonstad is no longer with the company, and Tidal says it
will be run by executives in New York and Oslo while it searches
for another CEO.

News of Tonstad's departure was first reported in the
Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv.
When the newspaper reached Tonstad for comment, he said "the only
thing I can confirm is that I have resigned."

Tidal's former interim CEO
Peter Tonstad.Tidal

Tonstad previously served as CEO of Aspiro, the parent company of
Tidal and the streaming service WiMP.

Rapper Jay Z acquired Aspiro in March after the company's
board accepted a $56 million takeover offer. He rolled the
company's streaming services into one, putting Tidal CEO Andy
Chen in charge.

Tidal said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal that it was
"thankful to Peter for stepping in as interim CEO and wish him
the best for the future."

There have been numerous reports of staff departures at Tidal
since its acquisition and relaunch. The
Swedish news site Breakit reports that about 25 employees
were "forced to leave" the company.